The adidas era at Tennessee officially got underway again last week with the calendar turning from June to July. Tennessee began its uniform reveals on Monday, releasing the orange uniforms for all sports. The reveal continued on Tuesday with the unveiling of white uniforms across all sports.
Here’s the first look at what Tennessee’s new home men’s basketball uniforms look like with the three stripes instead of the Nike swoosh.
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Much like the away uniforms, there’s minimal change to Tennessee’s white adidas uniforms. There’s one orange stripe around the collar and the sleeves instead where there were previously two thin stripes. The adidas logo is also centered on the chest in contrast to the Nike logo that was on the right side of the chest.
Tennessee men’s basketball has been as consistent as any program on campus over the last five years, making three straight trips to the Elite Eight following a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2023. The Vols have won a SEC Regular-Season and Tournament championship in that same stretch.
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Expectations are again high for Tennessee this season as Rick Barnes and his staff rebuilt the Vols’ roster with one of the nation’s best transfer portal hauls including standout VCU guard Terrence Hill Jr. and Wake Forest guard Juke Harris.
Next, Tennessee will reveal the Summitt Blue uniforms on Wednesday. Of course, Tennessee men’s basketball has not worn before Summitt Blue before. Thursday will be Dark Mode uniforms, which the Vols added to their rotation under Nike two seasons ago. However, it’s unclear if basketball will release new dark mode uniforms this week.
“This is an exciting day for the University of Tennessee,” Barnes said of the move to adidas last week. We are thrilled to align with a company that deeply values not only our school’s immense competitive successes, but the power of our brand and the unmatched passion of Vol Nation. There is no question adidas is the right partner for UT in this new age of college athletics.”
Stay tuned with Rocky Top Insider throughout the week for the first looks at Tennessee’s new adidas uniforms across your favorite sports.
